Changing the width of empty bars

You can change the width of empty bars individually by activating Note Spacing in Engrave mode.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, activate Note Spacing in the Formatting panel.
  2. Select a square handle at the rhythmic position of a barline at the start/end of an empty bar whose width you want to change.
  3. Adjust the spacing in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt-Right Arrow to increase the space to the left of the selected handle.

    • Press Alt-Left Arrow to decrease the space to the left of the selected handle.

      Tip

      If you want to move handles by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Left Arrow.

Result

The width of the empty bar is changed.

For example, if you select the handle of the barline on the right of a bar and nudge the handle to the left, the bar appears narrower. If you select the barline on the right of a bar and nudge the handle to the right, the bar appears wider.